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The Aviation Foundation Space Camp Awards
Win a 2027 Space Camp experience
The Aviation Foundation will award two five-day 2027 Space Camp experiences in Huntsville, AL, for 9 - 18 year old western Pennsylvania students including a space suit. (Transportation to/from AL not included.)
- Awards
- Two five-day experiences
- Ages
- 9–18, western Pennsylvania
- Includes
- A space suit
Apply by · Winners contacted late February 2027
Apply now
Also available through Space Camp and Rocket Center Foundation.
2025 in review
The year in scholarships
- Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic Scholarships
- The Aviation Foundation presented six $2,500.00 Clifford Ball Memorial Scholarships in 2025. To date, TAF has awarded 26 scholarships to Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics students.
- Pilot Scholarships
- Our pilot scholarship program kicked off in 2025. TAF awarded two $2,500.00 Clifford Ball Memorial Scholarships for multi-engine ratings at Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy. (LHAA is affiliated with the Community College of Beaver County and St. Vincent College Aviation Programs.) Congratulations to Luke Fagan and Blake Quinlan, both Pittsburgh residents.
- Space Camp Scholarships
- Through 2025, The Aviation Foundation has provided six students with the five-day immersive NASA experience at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. Our recent awardees, Mylo Moel and William ‘Tyler’ Collinge.
Announcements
Recent awards
May 2025 — The Aviation Foundation congratulates the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Clifford Ball Scholarship Awardee
Andrew Reichert
February 2025 — Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics Recipients
Dillon DiGiannurio and Ethan Itzel
The Aviation Foundation congratulates the final 2024 Clifford Ball Scholarship recipients of the year
Dominik Grego Cooper and Kyle Lander
From the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics in Airframe and Powerplant.
2024 Winter Clifford Ball Scholarship winner
Stephen Pendrick
Stephen completed his seven quarters at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics and is working toward the AMT (Aircraft Maintenance Technician). Bright job prospects are currently being offered!
Space Camp 2024
Christian Resto and Margaret Harrison
In the 12–14-year age group, Christian Resto received The Aviation Foundation Space Camp Award. A member of the Civil Air Patrol, Christian selected to attend Aviation Challenge Mach II for five days in June. Margaret Harrison, a member of the Civil Air Patrol, received The Aviation Foundation’s Space Camp Award in the 16–18 age group and will attend Advanced Space Camp at NASA’s U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.
Events
Hangar Party 2023 was a huge success!
Look forward to Hangar Party 2027 at Vantage Aviation!
The party included classic cars, classic planes and helicopters, the Aviation Legend Awards, an authentic Hawaiian hula show, raffles, and auctions.